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Just like her neighbor (Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé), this church might seem a bit simple from the outside (as most churches around downtown Rio) but the inside is definitely impressive considering when it was built and trying to imagine what...More

Located on the flagstone square Praca XV, is one of Rio's finest churches, Igreja da Ordem Tereira de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo. On a brilliantly sunny, hot and humid August afternoon we entered the cool, dark space and after a moment for our...More

This is not a place we would have gone to had we been on our own, but the tour guide suggested it was well worth a visit. How right he was! The main door was locked but access was available through a side door when...More

I saw it from Praça XV, when my private tour guide explained its historical significance. But before taking me there to see its interior, he let me pass under Arco do Teles and walk through the narrow lane called Travessa do Comércio. This experience made...More

Nossa Senhora de Monte do Carmo is a remarkable church, and the most important element of a Carmelite complex, including a convent and the Third Order church next door. Carmo was, for most of the glory days of Rio de Janeiro, the city’s cathedral. It’s...More

Another important place of the history of Brazil - old cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, where for example Pedro I and II were crowned! I was surprised by the architecture, decoration and beauty of the cathedral - it reminds me Europe with South America influence...More

Downtown Rio is the place where this city was born.With modern skyscrapers sharing space with historicalbuildings and landmarks, this neighbourhood is livingproof that the old and the new can live togetherharmoniously. As you would expect, downtown is whereall major companies house their offices. However, theregion isn’t restricted to businesses. Gems such likethe “Paço Imperial,” which is a cultural centre that

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used to serve as a residence for governors of Brazil,can be found here. Pedra do Sal, a Monday night streetparty, is also in this neighbourhood. This landmark isthe birthplace of samba and is famous for its “roda desambas” (“dance circles”). Stop in for one and getcloser to discovering where Brazilian happiness comesfrom.